Born on this day – Arthur Somers Roche:

Arthur Somers Roche

Writer

April 27, 1883 – February 17, 1935

Credits:

Books:

A Lady of Resource (1938); Among Those Present (1930); Callingham's Girl (1937); Come to My House (1927); Conspiracy (1934); Death Was a Wedding Guest (1942); Devil-may-care (1926); Find the Woman (1921); Hard to Get (1937); Honest Crook (1941); In The Money (1936); Loot (1916); Marriage For Two (1929); No Stockings (1928); Penthouse (1935); Plunder (1917); Ransom! (1918); Shadow Of Doubt (1935); Slander (1933); The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1934); The Eyes of the Blind (1919); The Great Abduction (1933); The Pleasure Buyers (1925); The Sport Of Kings (1917); The Star of Midnight (1940); The Woman Hunters (1929); The Wrong Wife (1932); Uneasy Street (1920).

Movies and television:

Any Woman (1925); Come to My House (1927); Find the Woman (1922); Finger Prints (1927); Kissed (1922); Living Lies (1922); Loot (1919); Man, Woman and Wife (1929); Over the Wire (1921); Penthouse (1933); Shadow of Doubt (1935); Society Lawyer (1939); Star of Midnight (1935); The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936); The Day of Faith (1923); The Girl from Chicago (1927); The Gray Ghost (1917); The Gray Ghost (1917); The Mystery Club (1926); The Pleasure Buyers (1925); The Simp (1920); The Sport of Kings (1920); The Wise Wife (1927); Trail's End (1922); Wolf's Clothing (1927).

Anais Nin, on writing:

The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.

- Anais Nin.

On this day in music history - Storyteller, by Secret Garden (2019):

The album Storyteller,

by Secret Garden,

was released on April 26, 2019.

On this day in movie history - Mulholland Falls (1996):

Mulholland Falls,

directed by Lee Tamahori,

written by Pete Dexter,

based on a story by Pete Dexter and Floyd Mutrux,

was released in the United States on April 26, 1996.
Music by Dave Grusin.

Cast:
Nick Nolte, Melanie Griffith, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Treat Williams, Jennifer Connelly, Daniel Baldwin, Andrew McCarthy, John Malkovich, Kyle Chandler, Ed Lauter, Larry Garrison, Chelsea Harrington, Johnna Johnson, Rick Johnson, Britt Burr, Melinda Clarke, Ernie Lively, Richard Sylbert, Michael Krawic, Titus Welliver, Robert Peters, William M. Thigpen, Drew Pillsbury, Brad Hunt, Aaron Neville, Buddy Joe Hooker, Eddie Caicedo, Price Carson, Azalea Davila, Suzanne Solari, Alisa Christensen, Bruce Dern, Louise Fletcher, Khris Kaneff, Sharmagne Leland-St. John, Rob Lowe, Johnny Martin, William Petersen, Lisa Rhyne, Randall Rutledge, Christopher Warner.

On this day in music history - American Recordings, by Johnny Cash (1994):

The album American Recordings,

by Johnny Cash,

was released on April 26, 1994.

Born on this day – Warren Clarke:

Warren Clarke

Actor

April 26, 1947 – November 12, 2014

Credits:

A Clockwork Orange (1971); A Respectable Trade (1998); All Creatures Great and Small (1990); All Good Things (1991); All in the Game (1993); Angels (1992); Antony and Cleopatra (1972); Armchair Theatre (1973); Arthur's Dyke (2001); Bad Blood (2013); BBC Play of the Month (1977); BBC2 Playhouse (1980); Bergerac (1981–1985); Big Deal (1984); Blackadder the Third (1987); Blackadder: The Cavalier Years (1988); Bleak House (2005); Blow Dry (2001); Boon (1986–1991); Call the Midwife (2013); Callan (1970); Chelmsford 123 (1990); Christmas at the Riviera (2007); Chuggington (2008–2013); Clint Eastwood: Director (1982); Comic Relief (1988); Conjugal Rites (1993); Coronation Street (1965–1968); Crossroads (1966–1968); Crown Court (1973–1982); Crusoe (1988); Dalziel and Pascoe (1996–2007); De flyvende djævle (1985); Down to Earth (2000–2003); Empire of the Censors (1995); Enigma (1982); Firefox (1982); From a Far Country (1981); Giving Tongue (1996); GMTV (2004); Gone to Seed (1992); Gone to the Dogs (1991); Greenfingers (2000); Greenhill Pals (1975); Gulag (1985); Hammer House of Horror (1980); Hands of a Murderer (1990); Hawk the Slayer (1980); Heartland (1979); History of The World (2011–2012); Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil (1985); How's Your Father? (1975); I.D. (1995); Il était une fois... (2011); In the Red (1998); In with the Flynns (2011–2012); Inheritance (1967); Inside Edge (1992); Inspector George Gently (2010); Inspector Lewis (2010); Ishtar (1987); It Shouldn't Happen to a TV Actor (2003); ITV Play of the Week (1966); ITV Playhouse (1967); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1973); Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974); Joseph (1995); Just William (2010); Lassiter (1984); Live from Pebble Mill (1983); Loose Women (2011); Love Story (1973); Lovejoy (1991); Mandela (1987); Marple (2009); Masada (1981); Midsomer Murders (2011); Minder (1982); Mister Misfit (1967); Moving Story (1994–1995); NET Playhouse (1968); Nice Work (1989); O Lucky Malcolm! (2006); O Lucky Man! (1973); On the Rocks (1969); Our Mutual Friend (1976); Panorama (1982); Pardon the Expression (1965–1966); Parkin's Patch (1969); Perpetual Motion (1992); Play for Today (1972–1983); Poldark (2015); Real Life (1984); Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009); Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009); Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009); Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983); Richard & Judy (2005); S.O.S. Titanic (1979); Save Our Bacon (2010); Screen Two (1986–1994); Screenplay (1979); Shelley (1980–1982); Six Days of Justice (1973); Six Different Kinds of Light John Alcott (2015); Sleepers (1991); Softly Softly: Task Force (1973); Star Games (1979); Stay Lucky (1990); Tales of the Unexpected (1981); The Avengers (1968); The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978–1985); The Breaking of Bumbo (1970); The Case of the Frightened Lady (1983); The Cold Room (1984); The Comic Strip Presents (1988); The Culture Show (2007); The Debt (2003); The Deputy (2004); The Directors (2018); The Expert (1976); The Frighteners (1972); The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979); The Home Front (1983); The House of Windsor (1994); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1976); The Invisibles (2008); The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs (1981); The Jewel in the Crown (1984); The Kumars at No. 42 (2001); The Locksmith (1997); The Man Who Married Himself (2010); The Manageress (1989–1990); The Mystery of Men (1999); The One Show (2008–2011); The Onedin Line (1978); The Return of the Antelope (1986); The Secret Agent (1992); The Sunday Drama (1977); The Sweeney (1975); The Tempest (1980); The Virgin Soldiers (1969); The Way of the World (1975); The Wednesday Play (1969); This Is Your Life (1992–1996); This Morning (1988); Tickets for the Titanic (1988); Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979); Top Secret! (1984); Total Cops (2003); Trollied (2012); Turning Like Clockwork (2011); Unnatural Causes (1986); Victims (1979); Way to Go (2013); Wild at Heart (2011); Wish Me Luck (1988); Wogan (1991); Wolcott (1981); Worlds Beyond (1988); Z Cars (1978).

Born on this day – Claudine Auger:

Claudine Auger

Actress

April 26, 1941 – December 18, 2019

Credits:

A Bay of Blood (1971); A Bob Hope Comedy Special (1966); A Few Hours of Sunlight (1971); Adriatic Sea of Fire (1968); Alerte à Orly (1964); Anyone Can Play (1967); Asalto al casino (1981); BBC2 Playhouse (1982); Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995); Best Ever Bond (2002); Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971); Bloody Sun (1974); Borsalino and Co. (1974); Christine (1958); Cinéma (1966); Cinémas (2010); Climb It, Tarzan! (2011); Come ti chiami, amore mio? (1969); Compression (2023); Credo (1983); Cuando los maridos se iban a la guerra (1976); Danny Thomas Special: On the Road to Lebanon (1966); Desire (1992); Die goldenen Schuhe (1983–1984); Emmenez-moi au Ritz (1977); Equinozio (1971); Escalation (1968); Fantastica (1980); Flic Story (1975); Fregoli (1981); Games of Desire (1964); Gli ordini sono ordini (1972); Grand Amphi (1971); Great Performances / The Man Who Married a French Wife (1981); Gypsy (1966); I bastardi (1968); Il colpaccio (1976); Il gioco dei 9 (1991); Il mistero del tempio indiano (1963); Il padre di famiglia (1967); Il pentito (1985); In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995); In the French Style (1963); Italiques (1971); James Bond 007 at the Movies (1986); James Bond in the Bahamas (2008); James Bond's 'Spectre' with Jonathan Ross (2015); Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta (1963); Komm, süßer Tod (1969); Kvitt eller dobbelt (1994); La bocca (1991); La caméra explore le temps (1964); La nasse (1978); La nuit des 7 d'or (1985); La nuit des Césars (1979–1991); La piovra (1990); L'associé (1979); Le masque de fer (1962); Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1961); Les moutons de Panurge (1961); Les oiseaux de Meiji Jingu (1974); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1978); Les secrets de la princesse de Cadignan (1982); L'homme de Marrakech (1966); L'intrépide (1975); Listen, Let's Make Love (1968); Lobster for Breakfast (1979); L'ombra della sera (1994); Lovers and Liars (1979); Mardi cinema (1987); Medical Center (1972); Men Always Lie (1995); Oggi ho vinto anch'io (1989); Pane, burro e marmellata (1977); Pierrot the Fool / Cannes Film Festival (1990); Pour cent millions (1990); Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (2006); Prestami tua moglie (1980); Que c'est triste Paris (1976); Qui c'est ce garçon? (1987); Reflets de Cannes (1965); Secret Places (1984); Signé croisette (1993); Spia - Il caso Philby (1977); Sport en fête (1973); Summertime Killer (1972); Take Thirty (1965); Terrain vague (1960); Testament of Orpheus (1960); The Bermuda Triangle (1978); The Bob Hope Show (1966); The Devil in Love (1966); The Devil's Lieutenant (1984); The Ed Sullivan Show (1965); The Exotic Locations of 'Thunderball' (2006); The Incredible World of James Bond (1965); The Killing Game (1967); The Man who Married a French Wife (1984); The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994); The Red and the Black (1997); The Seven Deadly Sins / L’Envie (1962); The South Bank Show (2008); The Sparrow's Fluttering (1988); The Steve Lawrence Show (1965); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1965); The Treasure of San Gennaro (1966); Thunderball (1965); Thunderball: Ken Adam's Production Films (2006); Thunderball: Production Footage (1964); Thunderball: The London Pavillion Premiere (1965); Triple Cross (1966); Un amore di donna (1988); Un orage immobile (1995); Un papillon sur l'épaule (1978); Una bella grinta (1965); Una grande storia d'amore (1988); What Every Frenchwoman Wants (1986); Yoyo (1965).